Last Saturday, I was one of the resident poets at Arlington Public Library, writing poems for library patrons. The library started doing this a few years back, and I’ve participated several times. It’s a great way to celebrate National
National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month which means a reason to celebrate poetry EVERY. DAMN. DAY. To be fair, I treat every month as national poetry month and every day as a poetry day. Here are a few ways to celebrate
April is National Poetry Month, one of my favorite months, obviously. There are a few ways you can celebrate, here’s what I suggest: Read poetry. Go to your local bookstore or library or Amazon and peruse the poetry section.
Her name is Sughra, it means “small”, which is fitting as her head barely reaches my shoulder. She speaks softly and tells us her story. How when she tells people she’s Afghan she has to immediately follow with, “I’m not
